Long-Term Trends, Disparities, and Changes in Suicide Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among US Adolescents: A Population-Based Study.
PURPOSE Suicide is a leading cause of adolescent death in the United States, yet its mortality trends and disparities remain incompletely characterized, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS This study analyzed mortality data from 1999 to 2023 among individuals aged 10-19 years from the Centers for Disea...